Whooping cough, due to Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis, is an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Despite widespread pertussis immunization in childhood ...

but does not include Bordetella pertussis (the cause of Whooping Cough) which caused serious problems for the public during 2024 because vaccines remain sub-optimal and antibiotic treatment only works ...

In 2023, there was one case of whooping cough reported in Catawba County, Killian said. In 2024, there were five reported ...

After a year of more than 2,000 whooping cough cases in Washington, the surge continues, especially in Seattle. As of March 8, Washington had 590 recorded cases of whooping cough this year ...

Pregnant women are being urged to get the whooping cough vaccine as case numbers for this year look set to match last year’s record tally. There were over 539 cases last year, with 25% needing ...

A record number of whooping cough cases were reported in Ireland last year, according to the State’s infectious diseases watchdog. Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, is a highly contagious ...

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Whooping cough (pertussis) can infect the lungs and breathing tubes, causing severe coughing fits and flu-like symptoms that can last for months. And the HSE is reminding pregnant women to protect ...

A doctor has spoken of seeing babies “struggling for breath “ after catching the whooping cough as cases of the life threatening infection are to set to increase over the spring and summer.

The following is a summary of “Trends in commercial laboratory testing and positivity for Bordetella species in the United ...